Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was suspended without pay for tonightâs game against the Utah Jazz for committing a flagrant foul against the Los Angeles Lakersâ Sasha Vujacic.

Balkman was assessed the foul for throwing an elbow that hit Vujacic in the jaw in the second quarter of the Lakersâ 120-109 win Tuesday. Besides the suspension, Balkman was assessed a flagrant foul, penalty two, NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson said in a press release.